It’s fall again and time for many to start sport activities. The medical director of the sports medicine program at Oregon Health & Science University offers the following tips for student athletes.

Eat breakfast. The ideal breakfast is eggs, toast, fruit and milk. If a kid won’t eat that, Carnation Instant breakfast and toast with cream [...]

What should I buy from the store then? Every product includes an informative label which tells the amount of calories, carbonhydrates, protein, fats, fibres, and salt. The greater the amount of calories, fats, sugar or salt, the worse is the choice. It is wise to avoid products containing a lot of salt, sugar or fat. [...]

How much of each should I eat then? It’s a good guestion. Magazines and internet are full of different values: 40/30/30, 55/15/30, 60/30/10… Zone diet is popular among some celebrities, who tuck in 40 percent carbohydrates, thirty percet proteins and thirty percent fats. According to some recommendations our diet should contain 10 to 15 percent [...]

Everyone of us has heard about proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals. We all know that a good diet supports health and helps us to control our weight, but what on earth does the good diet include?
Macronutrients
Macronutrients include proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. The term ‘macronutrient’ suggest that we need great amounts of these nutrients.
Carbohydrates include [...]